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With federal funding slashed, libraries and museums across the country have been forced to find new ways to tell their ...
A fire that destroyed the big house on Louisiana's Nottoway Plantation led to a predictable response, with some Black people cheering and some white people mourning.
Flames ripped through the Nottoway Plantation House Thursday evening, destroying the oldest standing antebellum mansion in the United States. The 160-year-old structure in Iberville Parish is now ...
Why a plantation house fire ignited a heated debate over slavery’s legacy. A fire that engulfed a mansion at Louisiana’s Nottoway Plantation, destroying one of the largest remaining pre-Civil ...
Since May 15, when the news broke of a fire which burned Nottoway Plantation, the largest antebellum plantation in the South, to the ground, Black folks have been sharing their excitement all ...
The Nottoway Plantation House in White Castle, Louisiana, caught fire on Thursday, May 15, and the damage appears to be irreversible. Iberville Parish President Chris Daigle shared the news to ...
Located in White Castle, Louisiana, the 64-room, 53,000-square-foot structure was engulfed in flames just after sunset. By 10 p.m., the south wing had collapsed, and much of the property was ...
A huge fire has destroyed large parts of Nottoway Plantation, one of the South's largest antebellum mansions.. The fire spread through the iconic 64-room historic building in White Castle ...
Fire crews mover a line around the now fully engulfed the Nottoway Plantation on Thursday, May 15, 2025 in White Castle, La. Michael Johnson / AP Its website describes it as "the South's largest ...
The sheriff's office said the fire happened at the main house on the property, causing the roof to collapse. It was thought to be out, but it re-ignited Thursday night. The plantation was built in ...
A massive fire destroyed Louisiana's Nottoway Plantation House, the South’s largest antebellum mansion, with no injuries reported. ... Fire crews mover a line around the now fully engulfed the ...